date:Jun 15, 2012
The study published in Molecular Psychiatry reveals how normal adult brain function depends on the presence of gut microbes during development.
Led by Dr Gerard Clarke Scientists from the University College Cork, Ireland, the new research shows that the absence of bacteria during early life of mice significantly affected serotonin concentrations in the brain in adulthood.
The research also highlighted that the influence is sex dependent, with more marked effects in male compared with female